Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-12-08

his inaugural he gave as the war cry OF MS
administers ton the words @~Antagonize 'em,
and up 70 that motto he has religiousiy
lived.
Mr.. Hannain is of Irish birth and par
entage, but came to this country In 1876,
being then nfteen years Of age. The family
settled in Buffalo, N. Y, where the father
shortly after died. Young Hannafn went to
| Chicago in 1850, and entered the service OF
| the Illinois Central railroad. remaining in
the employ of that corporation for nine
years The outbreak of the war. found him
in Memphis, bnt he hastened home
and was soon commissioned lieutenant
by Gov. Yates and proceeded TO raise
a company afterward known as Company +,
Seventy-hfth Illinois volunteers. From that
time till the close OF the war Lieut. Hanna
I'm served In the Army of the Cumberland,
participating in the battles Of Perryville,
Stone River, Lookout Mountain, and the
various engagements for which that army
! was famous He came TO Dakote in 1866,
before Wyoming was cut of from this terri
tory. and was engaged on the Union Pacific
railway. In 1872 he struck the Northern
Pacific at Brainerd. aud shortly after went
TO Bismarck, where he has since resided.
In the early and troublesome times on the
frontier Denny Hannain was a prominent
figure. His hair-bresth escapes would M q
volume and included set-tos with Indians.
highway robbers, gamblers, blacklegs Of
various kinds. and even included disputes
with hluecoats who happened TO get o little
too fresh or presume too much on their
authority. II Hannain ever came out
second best in any Of his troubles the fact is
not remembered by the oldest inhabitant
Gov. Hannafn is e consistent Democrat,
and what is stranger, is a Prohibitionist
When Hancock was nominated Hannafin
went to New York to see him. He told the
adiatant general now far he had Travelled,
aud the latter secured hun a private inter-
view. Mr.. Hannain's advice TO Gen Han
cock has been the theme of a good many
writers, but in nearly every case what ne
eaid was distorted or exaggerated He did
not tell the general to stand pat" as has
been so often reported, or any nonsense of
that kind. What he said was this: Seen
era, you have been nominated on your
name and record The men who live in The
territories are natural politicians; IL they
weren't they couidn'b live thera. Now what
] say TO you is. don'G write one d-letter on
the tariff or ~iuance, and keep away from
New York
III Hancock mad observed this advice he
would nave come much nearer success than
he did. As IT was. be thanked Mr., Hanuain,
nou hAfu ne DOpeu 70 nave soc psSdsbSUo "
meeting him again when he couid stand
more courtisies than he could at that time.
SWELL replied Hannafn, syou can rest
pretty sure you'll see me again-it you are
elected Hannafn's faith in the outcome
was great. and the defeat of Hancock cost
| him ~ various ways about $4,000
As remarked at the Outset, Mr.. Hannafin
Ii a great a-ntagonizsr. When Church ar
rived Ia Bismarck after his appointment rs
governor he was introduced TO Dennis
Being called upon by some one as an old
resident and a fellow Damocras TO make a
few suggestions TO the governor, Dennis
embodied his ideas in a very few words, as
follows: Dakota is divided INTO -four sec
tIons--North Dakota, South Dakota, the Red
River valley and the BLACK HIS What
you want TO do is TO antagoDize every d.
one of 'em and - al at once
Speaking OF this plan, Mr.. Hannatn says
that after careful observation for many
years he mas found that "civili5y Is a failure
always a failure with the leaders. No,
siri step on their toes Ii they don't like it
let 'em take 'em out OF the way"
IL liz scarcely necessary 20 say that Mr. Han
nafin is a we'll known figure around Bis
marck and is about tine first individual
pointed out TO the visitor looking up the
sights.